May 24, 2006

Lawsuit Update

Here is a copy of the letter Jim Leonard sent out with regards to the labor dispute set up against the seminary:

We are humbled by the huge army of prayer warriors that have rallied behind us in the present situation. We have been repeatedly reminded that we are engaged in a spiritual battle, that the true enemy is not flesh and blood, and that the victory is ours in the Lord.

As Julie mentioned earlier, we were given five days to prepare our entire defense. By God's grace we were able in this very short time put together our defense made up of faithful witnesses, legal documents, and jurisprudence that would discredit all of the wicked and false accusations made against our Bible College.

We went to the court house fully prepared. When the judge opened the proceedings he asked if there was a possibility of a private settlement. We firmly responded that over the past year we had repeatedly tried to settle with this man, and that our past proposals were still good. With this the prosecuting lawyer acted like he really didn't know what to do, and finally he admitted that he would have to look over the case again and reconsider the figures. It became obvious that the plaintiff and his lawyer were not in the least bit prepared. The judge gave them two days, and we should return on Friday at 8:30 to the court.

Our lawyer was very satisfied with this, and feels like this move was all in our favor. This does demand that our prayer team continues to battle alongside us, and adds a burden on our witnesses who will have to once again leave other responsibilities in the classroom and work to be at the court house. But we are confident that the Lord is in control.

Please continue to pray.

I am leaving for Foraleza on Friday at noon, but I will try to get an update of how things went before I go. In the meantime, as Jim said, keep on praying!!!

Posted by Andrew on May 24, 2006 1:40 PM.

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Posted by: Praying Blogger at May 24, 2006 4:57 PM